aka: Abu-al-Mughith al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj
(full name);
al Hillaj Mansoor
منصور حلاج Persian
Sufi mystic
famous for being martyred in Baghdad, Iraq by
Muslim authorities
born in Iran
"Mansur" is his father's surname, his name is "ibn
Mansur", meaning "son of Mansur", his personal
name is "Husayn". "Al-Hallaj" means "wool carder", a
reference to his families profession (though some,
like Idries Shah, disagree, and say this is a Sufi
name).
said to have memorized the Quran as a youth
married...
pilgrimage to Mecca, moved to Iraq, said to be an
early student of Sufi Junaid, but later was rejected.
shared Sufi teachings with the masses, had many
followers
declared "Ana al-Haqq" أنا الحق -- I am the Truth
("al-Haqq" is one of the 99 names of Allah),
imprisoned in Baghdad jail for 11 years, and finally
killed by dismemberment.
written works: Kitab al Tawasin (Ta Sin al Azal)
Sufi Qawwali song Beh Haadh Ramza Dhasdha
Mera Dolan Mahi is sung in his honor.
(full name);
al Hillaj Mansoor
منصور حلاج Persian
Sufi mystic
famous for being martyred in Baghdad, Iraq by
Muslim authorities
born in Iran
"Mansur" is his father's surname, his name is "ibn
Mansur", meaning "son of Mansur", his personal
name is "Husayn". "Al-Hallaj" means "wool carder", a
reference to his families profession (though some,
like Idries Shah, disagree, and say this is a Sufi
name).
said to have memorized the Quran as a youth
married...
pilgrimage to Mecca, moved to Iraq, said to be an
early student of Sufi Junaid, but later was rejected.
shared Sufi teachings with the masses, had many
followers
declared "Ana al-Haqq" أنا الحق -- I am the Truth
("al-Haqq" is one of the 99 names of Allah),
imprisoned in Baghdad jail for 11 years, and finally
killed by dismemberment.
written works: Kitab al Tawasin (Ta Sin al Azal)
Sufi Qawwali song Beh Haadh Ramza Dhasdha
Mera Dolan Mahi is sung in his honor.
Al-Hallaj Mansoor
858-922 64 years
858-922 64 years
| When you don't have your own mind, your consciousness becomes universal. God is known not as an object. Truth is known not as an object. You become the truth. You become God himself. That is the meaning of al-Hillaj Mansoor's famous assertion: Ana'l haq. He says, "I am God; Aham brahmasmi, I am the Brahman..." --Osho Just Like That, ch. 5 |
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